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| Friday, November 7th, 2014

Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B

Central Coast, Features, Latest news

A new report commissioned by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claims the university has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. That number jumped more than $300 million since Cal Poly last contracted a similar study for it’s 2002 -2003 fiscal year. The 60-page study Read More →

| Monday, November 3rd, 2014

$20M gift to Cal Poly is largest ever

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Former Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and his wife Mary Beth made the single largest cash gift ever to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Nov. 3 announcement from the university. The university expects the $20 million donation to completely cover the cost to develop and construct four new facilities projects within Read More →

| Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Sientra debuts on Nasdaq

Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

On a day when the Federal Reserve announced the end to its historical bond buying program, Sientra, the Santa Barbara-based medical aesthetics company, made a bit of history of its own. Sientra became the latest company in the Tri-Counties to list on a major stock exchange Oct. 29, selling 5 million shares of common stock Read More →

| Monday, October 27th, 2014

Cost cutting, new drugs boost Amgen shares

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”27-04-2014″ enddate=”27-10-2014″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Cost cutting moves and new drugs are starting to pay off for Amgen Inc., as the biotech giant raised earnings guidance after a stronger-than-expected third quarter. The company said Oct. 27 that strong demand for its white blood cell booster, Neulasta, and increased sales of newer Read More →

| Monday, October 27th, 2014

Summers exits Ventura County Chamber of Commerce

East Ventura County, Latest news, West Ventura County

The Ventura County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced that President and CEO Edward Summers is resigning. Summers’ resignation was effective on Oct. 24. Stepping into the position on an interim basis is current Vice Chair of Business Development Matthew Graczyk as the chamber launches the effort to find a new CEO. “We Read More →

| Friday, October 24th, 2014

Nasdaq delisting in sight for Ceres

Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Tri-County Public Companies

Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company that sells seeds for producing renewable bioenergy feedstocks, is delisting from the Nasdaq after the company continued to fail to meet the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00. The company was notified on April 28, that it no longer met the criteria for listing and in anticipation of not Read More →

| Friday, October 24th, 2014

Ryland shares gain on housing market performance

Earnings, East Ventura County, Tri-County Public Companies

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NYSE:RYL” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”24-04-2014″ enddate=”24-10-2014″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Based in part on a 7.2 percent increase in third-quarter orders for new units, Westlake Village-based national homebuilder Ryland Group was trading higher Thursday after projected earnings beat Wall Street analyst expectations. Shares of Ryland Group closed at $35.78 on Oct. 23. The company reported a Read More →